Being the amazing, true-to-life adventures and (very likely) misadventures of a writer who seeks to take his education, activism and seemingly boundless energy to North Minneapolis, (NoMi) to help with a process of turning a rapidly revitalizing neighborhood into something approaching Urban Utopia. I am here to be near my child. From 02/08 to 06/15 this blog pushed free speech to the envelope, so others could take heart and speak unafraid. Email me at hoffjohnw@gmail.com

Saturday, February 27, 2010

JNS Exclusive: Linda Higgins Wins Unanimous Endorsement!

Post, first photo, and video by the Hawthorne Hawkman. Second photo by Megan Goodmundson.

State Senator Linda Higgins, endorsed by this blog, has won the Senate district 58 endorsement by unanimous consent. The tally really was 68.5% to 31.5% after the first ballot. But in a classy move, challenger Raymond Dehn withdrew from contention and made a motion for unanimous consent. That procedure is in the video above. Also shown above, I took the high ground and placed Higgins signs on top of each mound of snow outside the convention at North High.

Although I felt that Linda Higgins has been doing a fine job and no challenger was necessary, I will second her comments and applaud Mr. Dehn for the way he ran his campaign. He consistently contributes to our community and I hope he and others like him continue to be a part of the public discourse.

More videos and commentary to follow, but for now, we celebrate with Linda!(Do not click "read more." Also, the video may not be immediately available until fully processed by youtube.)

@ Anon 10:56 - There's a big difference between the "We buy houses" signs and the Higgins signs. First off, the Higgins campaign (and Dehn, and virtually all gubernatorial candidates, and Hennepin County attorney Mike Freeman, and others) had PERMISSION to place the signs where we did. There was a set of rules regarding the convention and how and where signs could be placed. I was in charge of "sign wars" and like any good political activist in this arena, I followed those rules but maximized my candidate's visibility.

And then I spent a good half hour or more taking the signs down once the event was over. The other campaigns were doing the same.